Kimura’s Disease - A Rare Cause of Neck Swelling
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Kimura’s disease is a rare form of chronic inflammatory disorder typically affecting Asian males of 30 to 40 years of age (male : female ratio is 3:1) . Here we report the case of a 12 year old Asian girl with chronic neck swelling affected by this uncommon disease with extremely rare presentation in this age and sex.
Authors and Affiliations
N Dinesh Kumar, A Manoharan, A Arul Kumaran, S Balaji
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